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Paper books/ebooks:
1. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer, finished January 24.
2. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer, finished January 30.
3. The Visual Miscellaneum: A Colorful Guide to the World's Most Consequential Trivia by David McCandless, finished February 23.
4. The Wall Street Journal Guide to Information Graphics: The Dos and Don'ts of Presenting Data, Facts, and Figures by Dona M. Wong, finished April 13.
5. Unquenchable: America's Water Crisis and What To Do About It by Robert Glennon, finished April 30.
6. Friday by Robert A. Heinlein, finished May 6.
7. The Monk and the Philosopher: A Father and Son Discuss the Meaning of Life by Jean-François Revel and Matthieu Ricard, finished May 14.
8. Beyond the Deepwoods by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell, finished May 17.
9. Stormchaser by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell, finished May 20.
10. The National Parks: America's Best Idea by Dayton Duncan, finished May 22.
11. Midnight Over Sanctaphrax by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell, finished May 22.
12. The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick, finished May 23 for the SciFi and Fantasy Book Club.
13. The Planets by Dava Sobel, finished May 24.
14. Proust Was a Neuroscientist by Jonah Lehrer, finished May 26.
15. Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture by Douglas Coupland, finished May 28.
16. Blue Planet Run: The Race to Provide Safe Drinking Water to the World by Jennifer Erwitt, finished May 29.
17. Growing Cacti And Other Succulents In The Conservatory And Indoors by Shirley-Anne Bell and Practical Cacti Growing by Patrick Johns, finished May 29.
18. The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut, finished May 30.
19. Science Matters: Achieving Scientific Literacy by Robert M. Hazen and James Trefil, finished June 11.
20. The Prince of the Marshes: And Other Occupational Hazards of a Year in Iraq by Rory Stewart, finished June 12.
21. Theodore Rex by Edmund Morris, finished June 19.
22. Uranium: War, Energy and the Rock That Shaped the World by Tom Zoellner, finished June 22 for the Science and Inquiry group.
23. The Meaning of Trees: Botany, History, Healing, Lore by Fred Hageneder, finished June 26.
24. Baseball: An Illustrated History by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns, finished July 3.
25. Tishomingo Blues by Elmore Leonard, finished July 4.
26. Tasting Beer by Randy Mosher, finished July 8.
27. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, finished July 12.
28. Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert, finished July 15.
29a. Capitalism: A Very Short Introduction by James Fulcher, finished August 23.
29b. Global Warming: A Very Short Introduction by Mark Maslin, finished August 24.
29c. Medical Ethics: A Very Short Introduction by Tony Hope, finished August 31.
32a. Islam: A Very Short Introduction by Malise Ruthven, finished September 1.
30. The Arabian Nights by Husain Haddawy, finished September 4.
31. Pyr Sampler Book, finished September 7.
32b. Marx: A Very Short Introduction by Peter Singer, finished September 7.
32c. Hinduism : A Very Short Introduction by Kim Knott, finished September 9.
33. Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson, finished September 17.
35a. Judaism: A Very Short Introduction by Norman Solomon, finished September 21.
34. No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam by Reza Aslan, finished September 22.
35b. Christianity: A Very Short Introduction by Linda Woodhead, finished September 22.
35c. Sikhism: A Very Short Introduction by Eleanor Nesbitt, finished September 24.
36. Jesus: Uncovering the Life, Teachings, and Relevance of a Religious Revolutionary by Marcus J. Borg, finished September 30.
37a. Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction by Damien Keown, finished September 30.
37b. Gandhi: A Very Short Introduction by Bhikhu C. Parekh, finished October 1.
37c. Darwin: A Very Short Introduction by Jonathan Howard, finished October 5.
38. The Monk in the Garden: The Lost and Found Genius of Gregor Mendel, the Father of Genetics by Robin Marantz Henig, finished October 9.
39. Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life by Thich Nhat Hanh, finished October 13.
40. Reading the Rocks: The Autobiography of the Earth by Marcia Bjornerud, finished October 22.
41. Is God a Mathematician? by Mario Livio, finished October 26.
42. For The Win by Cory Doctorow, finished November 1.
43. Founding Faith: Providence, Politics, and the Birth of Religious Freedom in America by Steven Waldman, finished November 4.
44. Blood Music by Greg Bear, finished November 4.
45. Reading the Bible Again For the First Time: Taking the Bible Seriously But Not Literally by Marcus J. Borg, finished November 9.
46. Politics of Climate Change by Anthony Giddens, finished November 12.
47. In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan, finished November 16.
48. The Death of Ramon Gonzalez: The Modern Agricultural Dilemma, Revised Edition by Angus Wright, finished November 30.
49. The Two Cultures: and A Second Look by Charles Percy Snow, finished December 1.
50. Foundation by Isaac Asimov, finished December 13.
51. Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein, finished December 19.
52. The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance by Ron Chernow, finished December 20.
53. The Call Of The Land by Steven McFadden, finished December 22.
54. Terra Madre by Carlo Petrini, finished December 22.
55. Son of a Farmer, Child of the Earth by Eric Herm, finished December 24.
56. Cosmos by Carl Sagan, finished December 26.
57. A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson, finished December 27.
58. World of Warcraft: The Shattering by Christie Golden, finished December 31.

Audio books:
1. Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain, finished January 17.
2. The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008 by Thomas E. Ricks, finished January 29.
3. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, finished February 16.
4. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, finished March 19.
5. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly, finished May 31.
6. Into Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley and Livingstone by Martin Dugard, finished June 19.
7. Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern, finished June 20.
8. Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis, finished June 26.
9. Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian, finished June 30.
10. Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink, finished July 3.
11. The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins, finished September 17.
12. The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution by Richard Dawkins, finished September 20.
13. Ponzi's Scheme: The True Story of a Financial Legend by Mitchell Zuckoff, finished September 22.
14. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson, finished October 3.
15. Shards of Honour by Lois McMaster Bujold, finished October 6.
16. Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold, finished November 1.
17. Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson, finished November 21.
18. Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System from Crisis—and Themselves by Andrew Ross Sorkin, finished December 31.

Best fiction book: The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
Best nonfiction book: In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan
Runner up: Proust Was a Neuroscientist by Jonah Lehrer

3. The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008 by Thomas E. Ricks, finished January 29.

4. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer, finished January 30.

5. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, finished February 16.

6. The Visual Miscellaneum: A Colorful Guide to the World's Most Consequential Trivia by David McCandless, finished February 23.

7. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, finished March 19.

8. The Wall Street Journal Guide to Information Graphics: The Dos and Don'ts of Presenting Data, Facts, and Figures by Dona M. Wong, finished April 13.

9. Unquenchable: America's Water Crisis and What To Do About It by Robert Glennon, finished April 30.

10. Friday by Robert A. Heinlein, finished May 6.

11. The Monk and the Philosopher: A Father and Son Discuss the Meaning of Life by Jean-François Revel and Matthieu Ricard, finished May 14.

12. Beyond the Deepwoods by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell, finished May 17.

13. Stormchaser by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell, finished May 20.

14. The National Parks: America's Best Idea by Dayton Duncan, finished May 22.

15. Midnight Over Sanctaphrax by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell, finished May 22.

16. The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick, finished May 23.

17. The Planets by Dava Sobel, finished May 24.

18. Proust Was a Neuroscientist by Jonah Lehrer, finished May 26.

19. Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture by Douglas Coupland, finished May 28.

20. Blue Planet Run: The Race to Provide Safe Drinking Water to the World by Jennifer Erwitt, finished May 29.

21. Growing Cacti And Other Succulents In The Conservatory And Indoors by Shirley-Anne Bell and Practical Cacti Growing by Patrick Johns, finished May 29.

I actually met my catch-up goal of 12-13 books for May!

22. The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut, finished May 30.

23. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly, finished May 31.

24. Science Matters: Achieving Scientific Literacy by Robert M. Hazen and James Trefil, finished June 11.

25. The Prince of the Marshes: And Other Occupational Hazards of a Year in Iraq by Rory Stewart, finished June 12.

26. Theodore Rex by Edmund Morris, finished June 19.

27. Into Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley and Livingstone by Martin Dugard, finished June 19.

28. Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern, finished June 20.

New goal is to be at 40 by the end of August (ahead by ~7 books), so I can coast through the end of the year once I'm taking classes again.

29. Uranium: War, Energy and the Rock That Shaped the World by Tom Zoellner, finished June 22 for the Science and Inquiry group.

30. The Meaning of Trees: Botany, History, Healing, Lore by Fred Hageneder, finished June 26.

31. Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis, finished June 26.

Clicked on the link for Moneyball; thought it was going to be a book about winning the lottery game, and got a surprise! LOL!

Haha! Yeah, I guess that would make sense :)

32. Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian, finished June 30.

33. Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink, finished July 3.

34. Baseball: An Illustrated History by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns, finished July 3.

I've now read more books this year than in any other year (at least since 2001). :)

35. Tishomingo Blues by Elmore Leonard, finished July 4.

36. Tasting Beer by Randy Mosher, finished July 8.

37. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, finished July 12.

38. Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert, finished July 15.

Plugging away....lots of interesting reads. I think my TBR list is growing again. :)

39a. Capitalism: A Very Short Introduction by James Fulcher, finished August 23.

39b. Global Warming: A Very Short Introduction by Mark Maslin, finished August 24.

39c. Medical Ethics: A Very Short Introduction by Tony Hope, finished August 31.

42a. Islam Very Short Introduction by Malise Ruthven, finished September 1.

40. The Arabian Nights by Husain Haddawy, finished September 4.

41. Pyr Sampler Book, finished September 7.

42b. Marx: A Very Short Introduction by Peter Singer, finished September 7.